The Hog Pen

An Oasis in the Arkansas CountrysideI was in the Osceola area for business meetings and was tasked by one of my colleagues to cater a lunch for 10 people. I was directed to the Hog Pen as the closest place to get food for a group. I must have driven past the non-descript building a million times and never even noticed it. The Hog Pen is a local mecca for barbecue in the area. When I arrived, I was lucky to have just beaten the lunch rush and the kind staff helped me put together a lunch for twelve people. My order had pulled pork, dry-rubbed ribs, smoked chicken, baked beans, coleslaw, and peach cobbler. The staff also provided me with buns, cutlery, napkins, sauces and everything else needed for a catered lunch.The food was exceptional, as I have had Barbecue from all over the US and can make a qualified statement about the flavour and quality. The chicken and ribs were fall-off-the-bone tender and had an excellent smokiness. The rub was not overpowering and the flavour was mild with just a little touch of heat. The Pulling pork was soft and smoky and went well with the sauce provided by the Hog Pen team. In the end, there was not one scrap of food left as every morsel of food was eaten by the Big River Steel team whom I had brought the lunch for. I had tried a little of each of the items in the order and was pleasantly surprised. On my way back to my hotel, I stopped at the Hog Pen and bought a pulled pork sandwich for my drive.

We hung around Wilson, AR waiting for this place to open. It did not disappoint! We just inhaled the pulled pork sandwich, beans and Cole slaw. Well done!

A great spot in the middle of nowhere. I opted for the half chicken with coleslaw and beans. While the beans and coleslaw are unremarkable, the chicken was well done. It literally pulled easily off the bones.Pricing was a little high, but not too bad. There seems also be a serious lack of restaurants in this area. Ultimately, I would recommend here.

Mediocre. I ordered bbq sandwich. They smashed down the bun. Very small for the price

Yum！！It's really tasty. We ordered Baby rib(half)$14 , Nacho $10 and slew $2I couldn't eat everything, I could eat dinner time too！

Very good and I'm glad we made the stop here. I had the BBQ sandwich and it was awesome. Tad was friendly and helpful. If your in the area it defiantly worth the stop.

Ok so I was just working in the area and asked some local State Troopers where the best place to eat was in the county. They told me about this whole in the wall place. Well I decided I'd try it....IT. WAS. AWESOME!! I got the pork steak and it was seasoned perfect. Didn't need to add sauce. The coleslaw was wonderful and now my new favorite. It's in the middle of nowhere but I'll definitely make the trip again just to try something else on their menu.

Great bbq. They took care of us just before closing. Food was great. The place seems like a real local institution

Stopped here looking for some good food for dinner besides a chain restaurant coming home from Louisiana. This place is excellent, excellent service & excellent food!!! It's out off the interstate about 10 miles +/- but well worth the stop!!! I would highly recommend & be back anytime!!

We had the smoked chicken dinner last night. It was juicy and flavorful. Great service, as always.